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These vibrant trays from Zankou Chicken has Beck singing their praises and the Los Angeles Times contending that there's "no better chicken anywhere."

As the fast food industry continues to expand, catering to more health-conscious foodies, Southern California chain Zankou Chicken is redefining the concept with its fresh Mediterranean cuisine. Renowned for its roasted chicken and pita bread baked on the premises, the chain also offers hummus, shawerma, falafel and a variety of kebabs, using 100 percent fresh products -- no cans, freezers, microwaves or preservatives -- and only the "finest ingredients."

But it's the secret Lebanese garlic sauce that's got Southern Californians hooked, a zesty combination of garlic, olive oil, lemon and potato, for texture, that has customers dipping in just about any item on the menu -- and proving that fast food may rise above the typical greasy-spoon burger joints of the past.

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Alright, this post has been waiting in the wings for a few days because I couldn't decide whether I was proud to identify myself with the country that developed this, or wanted to drop my shaking head into my hands behind my laptop like I did with the pizza cone.

Apparently, the Korean fast food chain that has arrived in the US via New York and New Jersey, BBQ Chicken, has come up with a new way to make fast food even faster for you. The Col Pop is scary convenient, and by "scary convenient," what I really mean is, "scary." The top of the cup holds popcorn chicken, while the bottom of the cup holds your soda, and keeps both at the optimum temperature. Technology-wise, that's kind of neat. Eating-wise, I'm not sure that this is all that convenient.

The guys over at Serious Eats did a test drive of the Col Pop and though I couldn't figure out what the final conclusion was, it seems that it wasn't all that bad. I'd just like to see them try the spaghetti-version of Col-Pop.